Antaresia papuensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Henophidia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Henophidia

Familia: Pythonidae
Genus: Antaresia
Species: Antaresia papuensis

Name

Antaresia papuensis Esquerré, Donnellan, Pavón-Vázquez, Fenker & Keogh 2021: 13.

• Holotype: AM 58,998 ♂, collected by Hal Heatwole in December 1976.

• Type locality: Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, [10° 12'S, 142° 12'E].

• Paratype: PNGNM 25,085, Weam, Bensbach River, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, [8° 61'S, 141° 12'E], collected by Mark O'Shea, Robert Sprackland & Ilaiah Bigilale in August 2000.
• Paratype: AM R47895 ♀, Hammond Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, [10° 53'S, 142° 22'E], collected by P. Webber in March 1975.
• Paratype: AM R46906, Moa Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, [10° 18'S, 142° 27'E], collected by P. Webber, Cameron & Young in February 1975.
• Paratype: AM R47383, same collection data as R46906.

Synonymy

• Antaresia maculosa O'Shea, Sprackland & Bigilale, 2004: 225.
• Antaresia papuensis Esquerré, Donnellan, Pavón-Vázquez, Fenker & Keogh 2021: 13.

References

Primary references

• Esquerré, D., Donnellan, S.C., Pavón-Vázquez, C.J., Fenker, J. & Keogh, J.S. 2021. Phylogeography, historical demography and systematics of the world's smallest pythons (Pythonidae, Antaresia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 161: 107181. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107181 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Allison, A. 2006. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Trans-Fly Region, New Guinea. Pacific Biological Survey Contribution No. 2006-039. 50 pp. PDF Reference page. 
• Natusch, D.J.D. & Lyons, J.A. 2011. The harvest of Antaresia maculosa (Pythonidae), from West Papua, Indonesia. Herpetological Review 42(4):509-511. Reference page. 
• O'Shea, M., Sprackland, R.G. & Bigilale, I.H. 2004. First record of the genus Antaresia (Squamata: Pythonidae), from Papua New Guinea. Herpetological Review 35(3):225-227. PDF. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Papuan Spotted Python